Patricia Courtney

Patricia A. Courtney (October 8, 1931 – July 12, 2003) was an infielder who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). Listed at , , she batted and threw right handed.

Born in Everett, Massachusetts, Pat Courtney graduated from Everett High School, where she excelled in sports. Courtney started playing softball under the guidance of Ed English, a talented multi-sport athlete. She later played in a Catholic Youth basketball team coached by Maddy English, who was Ed's kid sister. English was already playing in the AAGPBL since its foundation in 1943, and was who arranged for the league's 1950 tryouts to be held locally at the Everett Recreation Center. Courtney was invited for a further tryout at South Bend, Indiana in 1950, and was selected to play third base for the Grand Rapids Chicks. She spent one month with Grand Rapids, and was transferred to the Chicago Colleens for more training.

The Colleens was a rookie travelling team that toured with the Springfield Sallies. Both teams played exhibition games against each other as they travelled primarily through the eastern half of the United States, while including matches at Yankee Stadium in New York City, Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C., Municipal Stadium in Cleveland, and Delorimier Stadium in Montreal.

In 1992, Pat was invited by filmmaker Penny Marshall for the filming of A League of Their Own, appearing as an extra during the Women in Baseball display opening. She also was included in the New England Sports Museum, and donated some memorabilia to the AAGPBL display in the museum.

Patricia Courtney died in her homeland of Everett, Massachusetts at the age of 71, following complications from stomach cancer.

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